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Boy am I glad O’Neil still gets consistent at bad. Dude is horrendous.

@zbritton Love this. Just hate that it seems every decision the team makes in a game is based on numbers instead of the guys.

It's not analytical baseball or old school baseball. If you can only understand one side, that's a big problem. This age of baseball is about blending the two together. Analytics are a tool to help maximize a roster, identify strengths and weaknesses in a player without bias or emotion. If used correctly, it's a tool to help player performance. Once the game begins, it's about “old school" baseball. Preventing runs defensively/pitching and scoring runs on offense. It's that simple. It's about the fundamentals of the game. Finding a way as a player that day to win every at-bat I take or pitch I throw. Days when I free great, days when I feel terrible. Understanding what it takes physically and mentally to do that is just as important as understanding spin rate, launch angle, wOBA, OPS+, etc.

@WalterMaselli1 I’m sure they’ll find someway to put him in the outfield. They do it with everyone else.

Oriole Fans; 3 years from now what position do you envision Basallo playing ??

@northhhstarrr @NorfolkTides I don’t care if there’s a pitcher playing first. These guys have been around baseball for 10+ years. They know the rules.

@gmuggin @NorfolkTides 1B is being played by big christmas

Kjerstad catches him sleeping for the rare 9-3 double play

@birdlandminute @MElias My point is we need better outfielders period. I’d rather see elite defense and hitting .200 than this bullshit with cowser and taveras where the defense doesn’t show up. Funny Elias didn’t value Mullins but the best team in baseball has started him all year.

@gmuggin @MElias Which one are you talking about in the 8th? I mean Cowser is a better defender. And he wouldn’t have been in over Taveras at that point so I thing you are making a moot point. Although I fully support the continued tagging of Mike for the rosters shortcomings 👏

He’s a better fit on this roster than having a million infielders. Jud Fabian would upgrade the short side platoon role in CF. Definitely on the defensive side over Blaze who isn’t a natural OF. But also potentially offensively with the pop he brings.

@DM_Rubenstein Do you this makes fans happy? We want outfielders who can to make plays. Not luxury suites. We want to watch guys like jones and Mullins like we have for the last 10+ years. I don’t ever remember seeing Markakis get hit for because he was facing a lefty.

Someone please come get this orioles game off my tv.

🙏🏻 Please be the swing that turns it around. LFG 16 #birdland

@FreddieTheOsFan Couldn’t ask for much more. Sadly this tee ball offense couldn’t hit a beach ball if a lefty threw it.

Honestly not displeased with BY63 tonight, one good swing from Ben Rice but mostly keeping a titanic offense within reach.

This lineup sucks! #birdland @MElias

@kambrice1tv Just give it time bud.. they’ll be hitting .210 in the bigs soon

He’s going to rise through the Minors fast Orioles absolutely cooked in the 2025 MLB Draft

@TheLab_FBB 🫡thanks goat

@gmuggin Over gore and Holmes I think. Gray has a pretty long track record. Roupp also looks good but I prefer Henderson for now

🚨 FAAB / Waivers ✍️ ⬇️ Shallow Leagues: 📊 ☑️ Robby Snelling - be prepared to spend, if available ☑️ Ryan Waldschmidt - they cleared a real spot for him, he’s gonna play, and hit ☑️ Logan Henderson - just go get him, upside is great ☑️ Connor Prielipp - just go get him, safer for a prospect ☑️ Max Meyer - the 4SFB is no longer a liability, sweeper+slider elite++ ☑️ Travis Bazzana - the hit parade is coming, stay patient ☑️ Spencer Jones - I believe a short term add but you never know, elite power ☑️ Carter Jensen - I’ve seen him dropped, he shouldn’t be ☑️ Bryan Baker - I’d like to stop talking about him, but he’s under unowned ☑️ Louis Varland - appears to be a Top-5 closer now, must add if available Medium Leagues: 📊 ☑️ Rico Garcia - impeccable ratios and getting saves now, amazing for SVHD ☑️ Christian Scott - he’s not a walk guy like his debut made him look ☑️ Jared Jones - a few weeks away but you can only wait so long on this one ☑️ Carlos Cortes - if he’s still out there, PT isn’t perfect but his metrics are ☑️ Andrew Vaughn - has been a different dude since leaving CHW ☑️ Jacob Latz - good stuff and getting saves currently ☑️ Brooks Lee - metrics aren’t good but the results keep flowing, ride him ☑️ Graham Ashcraft - favorite for saves with Pagan out and Santillan sucking ☑️ Ildemaro Vargas - he’s got no track record but he keeps on mashing ☑️ Foster Griffin - 1 run in his last 3 starts, ride him cautiously Deep Leagues: 📊 ☑️ Kade Anderson - redraft obviously, if you have N/A, he’s coming up this year ☑️ Casey Schmitt - he’s a fill in for another injury you have in infield ☑️ Sam Antonacci - leadoff role should help him get going ☑️ Nathaniel Lowe - better than you think, and getting some run ☑️ Nick Gonzales - batting average is nearly impossible to get this freely ☑️ JJ Bleday - coming on strong lately, power and average ☑️ Jesus Rodriguez - 2C option after they traded away Patrick Bailey ☑️ Brandon Marsh - quietly hitting well over .300 ☑️ Kaelen Culpepper - he’s going to be promoted very soon ☑️ A.J. Ewing - stash for later in the year, he’s rising up boards fast ☑️ Janson Junk - decent stuff and the results are following now ☑️ Michael McGreevy - have you seen this dudes ratios lately?? ☑️ Dylan Lee - holds league option, elite ratios 2 years running now

@benjpalmer Because it’s the same swing and approach. Swing hard and hope I hit it. Not shorten up and fight. Just seems checked out in the box right now.

Gunnar Henderson with less than two strikes: .387/.449/.839 Gunnar Henderson with two strikes: .076/.131/.152 Dude just completely falls apart with two strikes

@blankennsship Been doing this since he was 19 at Delmarva. Don’t have an issue with it.. but gotta grow up at some point. Be a leader and right the ship.

he really did this in the 2nd game of the year LMFAO

Infield in? It’s the third inning. Would’ve been a double play ball.

Can the orioles call Aloy and Irish up now? Maybe then they’ll remember what works for them before the orioles player development beats it out of them.

@James_Schiano Rather have gore, Harrison, Henderson, snelling, Holmes, roupp? Who’s out?

Waiver Wire targets for Fantasy Baseball this week: Logan Henderson Christian Scott Travis Bazzana Jasson Domínguez Cole Young Rico Garcia Jack Perkins Connor Prielipp Max Meyer Cade Cavalli Jared Jones Sam Antonacci Jake Bennett